Hybrid Tea Rose plant named `Wekslats`

ABSTRACT

A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for greenhouse culture and garden decoration, having flowers of light lavender pink coloration.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose.The varietal denomination of the new variety is `Wekslats`. The plant isa bushy upright plant, cultivated for outdoor garden decoration andgreenhouse cultivation. It was discovered as a naturally occurringmutation of the parent cultivar `Arobipy` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,714),the disclosure of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Among the features which distinguish the new variety `Wekslats` fromother presently available and known commercial rose cultivars is theabundant production of long-stemmed large fragrant flowers of lightlavender pink coloration; `Wekslats` may be asexually propagated bycuttings, budding, grafting, layering and tissue culture.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety as performed by vegetativecutting, budding and grafting in Kern County and Upland, Calif., showsthat the foregoing and other distinguishing characteristics come true toform and are established and transmitted through succeedingpropagations.

COMPARISON WITH PARENT VARIETIES

The new rose may be distinguished from its parent, `Arobipy`, by thefollowing combination of characteristics: whereas `Arobipy` producesflowers of predominantly white coloration, `Wekslats` produces flowersof a distinct soft lavender pink coloration. `Wekslats` flowers emit astrong sweet fragrance, whereas the parent's flowers have only amoderate spicy fragrance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATION

The accompanying photograph illustrates flowers and foliage of the plantin color and shows the flowering thereof from bud to full bloom in coloras nearly correct as it is possible to make in a color illustration ofthe character. In the illustration, flowers of the new variety arecontrasted with flowers of `Arobipy` which are the two lowermost flowersin the illustration. As can be seen, the `Arobipy` flowers are nearwhite and flowers of `Wekslats` are light lavender pink. Throughout thisspecification, color values are based upon the Colour Chart of The RoyalHorticultural Society of London, England (RHS) except where common termsof color definition are employed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following description is of rose plants of the new cultivar grown ina greenhouse in Upland, Calif. in the month of May. Phenotypicexpression may vary with environmental, cultural and climaticconditions, as well as differences in conditions of light and soil.

FLOWER

The flowers have a strong sweet fragrance.

BUD

The color of the undersurfaces of the newly opened petals is between 69Aand 65C. The color of the upper surfaces of the newly opened petals isbetween 69B and 65D.

NEWLY OPENED FLOWER

The undersurface of the outer, intermediate and inner petals is between69C and 65D. The upper surface of the outer, intermediate and innerpetals is between 69D and 69C.

The general tonality of the newly opened flower is near to between 69Cand 69D.

THREE-DAY-OLD FLOWER

The under and upper surface of the outer and intermediate petals islighter than between 69D and 76D.

The general tonality of the three-day-old flower is lighter than between69D and 76D.

In all other significant respects, the new variety resembles its parent.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plantsubstantially as described and illustrated herein.